The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles
Recommended by Raoul Pal and Gwyneth Paltrow
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Travel, and Fiction.
The Sheltering Sky is a landmark of 20thcentury literature, a novel of existential despair that examines the limits of humanity when it touches the unfathomable emptiness of the desert. Academy Awardwinning actress Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream) gives masterful voice to this American classic.This fascinating story follo...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Travel, and Fiction.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
“@chronic_trader I tried but I cant do ten and there isn't enough room for a full list so books Ive recently enjoyed are: Sapiens Homo Deus The Silk Road The Lean Start Up Trust me Im lying Conspiracy Chaos Monkeys David Bowie A life Why Minksy Matters The Sheltering Sky The Undoing Project”
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